coming apart
coming apart is the present participle and gerund of come apart.
Meaning of come apart
Verb
come apart (third-person singular simple present comes apart, present participle coming apart, simple past came apart, past participle come apart)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, apart.
- To break, separate.
- The jigsaw puzzle will come apart if you try to pick it up.
- Synonyms:
- come undone
- To have an emotional breakdown; to become emotionally dysfunctional; to have an intense emotional reaction.
- Synonyms:
- come undone
Questions about coming apart
- What is coming apart the present participle and gerund of?
- Coming apart is the present participle and gerund of come apart.
Words near coming apart in the dictionary
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